Tango Festival

Keep your friends close, your enemies closer, and your dance partner closest of all. This festival held primarily at the Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel (but visits several other venues) celebrates the sensual, sensational South American dance craze. The festival boasts a full lineup of events, including drinks socials, tango lessons, ample chances to tango, and a riverboat dance, for those of you who can dance backward, in heels, on a moving ship. nolatangofestival.com.